Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum sets consistent national standards to improve learning outcomes for all young Australians.
It sets out, through content descriptions and achievement standards, what students should be taught and achieve,
as they progress through school. It is the base for future learning, growth and active participation in the Australian community.
ACARA develops the Australian Curriculum through rigorous, consultative national processes.

In 2014, Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum is being implemented in all states and territories of Australia. It includes learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities that together support 21st century learning.More information ›

Fifteen senior secondary Australian Curriculum subjects across English, mathematics, science, history and geography have been developed in consultation with teachers, education authorities, academics, peak bodies and industry.More information ›

The Australian Curriculum promotes excellence and equity for all students by providing a challenging curriculum from which rigorous, relevant and engaging learning programs can be developed that address individual learning needs.More information ›

Welcome to our new website!

Thank you to all who gave us feedback on the test website, you’ll see our new site offers improved navigation and functionality and a number of exciting new features, including the ability to:

see ‘What’s New’

select and filter curriculum elements such as subjects, strands and year levels

view each subject on a single screen

view multiple subjects across a number of year levels, to allow curriculum connections to be made

download and print documents in Word as well as PDF

provide targeted feedback on curriculum elements such as content descriptions.

Scootle

Scootle provides digital resources for teachers and students mapped to the Australian Curriculum .

Language curricula for Turkish and Hindi have been released for public consultation. You can find the language curricula and provide feedback on the curricula at the Australian Curriculum: consultation website.

ACARA is seeking to improve the learning of all young Australians through the development of a national curriculum. Work is underway to improve the Australian Curriculum addressing themes endorsed by the Education Council. These themes are: uncrowding the curriculum; rebalancing the curriculum; improving accessibility for students with disability; and parental engagement.

ACARA is undertaking a program of work of developing, consulting and seeking agreement in relation to proposed actions. This includes undertaking targeted consultation with key stakeholders, including state and territory curriculum and school authorities and practising teachers, around any changes.

Feedback can be provided on the new Australian Curriculum website by clicking on
this link: acfeedback@acara.edu.au

Specific feedback can be provided when you are viewing the content descriptions
for the learning area or subject. Click on the code next to the content description
and select the feedback icon in the pop-up box.